Toneworks has announced the release of Catalyst, a VST/AU sequencing plugin for electronic music producers.
Catalyst is a combined step sequencer, harmonizer and arpeggiator that also acts as a host for VST/AU synth plugins - a veritable "micro DAW" that plugs right into your favorite, full-size audio workstation.
Creating synth parts in Catalyst is a very different experience though - nothing like using the piano roll of traditional DAWs.
In Catalyst, melodic patterns are created in a step sequencer, which is a more immediate and natural way to compose for many electronic genres.
Single notes can be fed into the Harmonizer and transformed into chords in your chosen key - anything from two-note power chords to super wide pad chords with complex voicings.
Finally, chords can be routed to the arpeggiator and turned into sweeping melody lines using custom arpeggio patterns.
Since Catalyst hosts synth plugins and outputs audio, there is no need for complex MIDI routing and extra tracks in the host DAW.
Catalyst also features parameter sequencers that allow producers to automate parameters on the hosted synth plugin, much like the "parameter locks" found on many hardware devices.
Get the free trial at toneworks.io/catalyst
Intro Price: $49 until March 31, 2023 (Reg. $79).
